Marsdens Law Group

Marsdens Law Group was founded by John Marsden as a one man practice in 1968. He commenced the practice physically on the site that we now occupy on the corner of Queen and Dumaresq Streets, Campbelltown. John occupied the back room of Warby’s Bakery. There was only he and his then first secretary Terry Turner. In the first couple of years of the practice John made a name by taking on the establishment. On behalf of the Australian Hotels Association led by John & Jim Marsden’s father Guy, he led the challenge against the granting of a licence to the then emerging Campbelltown Catholic Club. Obviously that challenge was unsuccessful but it made a name for John and lost a lot of friends for John & Jim’s parents who owned Lacks Hotel. John challenged the local Police Sargent on his practices which were then typically 1968 Police practices. Again, John made a name for himself but not a lot of friends within the local establishment.